Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1985-08-17 (Age: 41)
Place of Birth
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Yu Aoi
Biography
Yu Aoi (蒼井優) is a Japanese actress and model born on August 17, 1985. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai's 2001 film All About Lily Chou-Chou. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa in Hana and Alice (2004), also directed by Iwai, Kimiko Tanigawa in the hula dancing film Hula Girls and Hagumi Hanamoto in the 2006 live-action adaptation of the popular Honey and Clover manga series. She has won numerous awards for her performances on screen, including the prestigious Japan Academy Prize and Kinema Junpo Awards for best supporting actress in 2007 for Hula Girls and Rookie of the Year for continued performances in the field of Films in Media and Fine Arts by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2009.
Filmography (82)
Tokyo Taxi
2025
Meets the World
2025
How Dare You?
2025
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!
2025
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
2023
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
2021
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2020
Wife of a Spy
2020
Romance Doll
2020
From Miyamoto to You
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
Children of the Sea
2019
